Whereas I do advocate 9 to 5. Not literally, of course. 6 to 2 is fine, or 12 to 8, or whatever suits your situation and style. But eight hours a day five days a week is sustainably productive. If you're trying to work a fourteen hour day, you might be productive the first few days. After that, you're going to end up getting less done than somebody who works intelligent hours.
Human intuition says the universe works by trade, that if you make a sacrifice, the gods will reward you. If we destroy our lives working fourteen hour days, surely the mere fact of paying such a high price must confer some blessing. One of the hardest lessons is that the universe doesn't actually care, and sacrifices can have negative payback just as easily as positive. But it's a lesson that has to be learned if you want to actually accomplish anything.
Human intuition says the universe works by trade, that if you make a sacrifice, the gods will reward you. If we destroy our lives working fourteen hour days, surely the mere fact of paying such a high price must confer some blessing. One of the hardest lessons is that the universe doesn't actually care, and sacrifices can have negative payback just as easily as positive. But it's a lesson that has to be learned if you want to actually accomplish anything.